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Fears of US double-dip recession
Government props are still essential, not least in the housing markets. Sustaining these is not easy, writes Aline van Duyn
Principal content
Gold hits fresh high amid rising political tension
Global Markets Overview: Softness in the dollar and raised geopolitical tensions with Iran and the west encouraged traders to keep buying bullion
Dollar slides as risk appetite improves
Record gold price lifts rand and Aussie
European shares climb after German deal
Deutsche Bahn signs €17bn Qatari rail deal
Gold extends record run
Oil, metals and agricultural commodities rise
Banks and resource stocks lead FTSE 100
Lloyds higher on warm ‘CoCo’ reception
Lloyds draws strong demand for hybrid debt
Bank to issue £7bn of ‘CoCos’
HK and China shares move higher
Shanghai banks hopeful on monetary policy
Bets rise on rich country bond defaults
Activity doubles in some sovereign CDS
Pension funds hit by asset volatility
Schemes’ governance structure challenged
Economic outlook: Fed likely to upgrade its growth projections
Employment outlook looks less benign even as an economic recovery gathers pace
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